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or change it to 'Stymulous' or something...

Likely the associate at GC was incorrect...but the reality is you need to use it the way it works best for you, not how someone else uses it! Spend time with it, try it on different fingers, find what you like and do it your way.

late to the party, Daniel...search google for: stimulus rock band...

passed...but that was over ten years ago...Ace has moved on... how old is your mouse? what do you mean by 'fallen'?

15 years too late, I'm afraid...

A/E bass cases are available from Roadrunner, Gator, TKL, Ibanez.... I have noticed a trend recently where the big retailers do not include dimensional data with instruments, which really is dumb...but not as dumb as Fender who do not have the dimensions on their own specsheet, and gee, they only offer an optional soft bag for it. That said, most acoustic bass cases should accommodate this model, since the scale is 32", not 34"

zackly...it only reads the discharge, not the potential....and it will not read '0' volts...there is always a little something left behind

the thing with caps is you don't know it has a charge until it discharges...which is why a VOM isn't going to read it unless it pops.

First, I am not an engineer, nor a 'real' electronics tech, nor an electrician...but I have been servicing my own gear for decades, and I am still alive. I worked in hi-tech electronics, aerospace and the musical equipment industry on and off in varying capacities during my career, and I know just enough to be dangerous😉 1: I have never seen anyone use a detector like that on a DC circuit. As I understand it, those are used for detecting AC, not DC. 2: To my knowledge there is no accurate method for the average person to safely check if a capacitor is charged. A VOM is not designed for or capable of doing this. Many years ago I learned that when dealing with DC circuits, always assume all the caps are fully charged. There are devices one can build that will detect charge in a capacitor, but this is typically not something the average person would build. 3: Yes the 'stick' tool is what I've used for years, and it works. Discharging a high voltage capacitor with a screwdriver to chassis/ground is probably the least safe method, as I have seen screwdrivers literally weld themselves to a chassis [not on an amp, though]. An engineer I used to work with advised me that the first discharge only reduces about 65% of the charge in the capacitor, and the safest process is to use the tool five times on each capacitor. You will never get the charge down to 0V, but low enough to pose no lethal threat. [ I'm told that ~40VDC is considered to be reasonably safe {non-lethal} by most techs, but that will still make you numb for a while]....and as we used to say, it isn't the voltage that kills you, it is the amperage... Have a look here: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/captest.htm#ctcds 4: No, this will not make your situation any better, as there is no current flow, therefore no reason for the capacitors to discharge. and waiting a couple of days while the amp is unplugged isn't the answer either.

just sayin'...ten years after...

Beats me as to why, but people do. Some parents think it is a good way to teach their children about mortality, death, responsibility, etc. They are easy to maintain, cheap to feed, reasonably quiet and easy to dispose of when the day comes...and they can be affectionate.

Not true at all...mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs are all pet worthy rodents...however, their life expectancy is typically very short, especially for mice where two years is usually pushing it...rats and hamsters may be three years. Gerbils, though, if they have a mate or companion, can live up to 8 years...4-5 years if they are alone. They are not as clever as rats or mice, but they do live longer. These numbers are averages, so nothing is absolute...

You should take your mouse to a veterinarian, not ask advice in a thread on a musician's forum that ended 13 years ago.

I suggest you go and ask Cort, as several of the s/n sites I have seen look sketchy or potentially hazardous...

I have an Applause [wooden neck, not aluminum] shortscale fretless bass that I enjoy playing when the need arises....but I do agree the roundback is a hindrance for some, and I do not own any of their 6 or 12 string guitars.

I wouldn't say Ovation is exactly a 'niche' product...they've been around for 50 years and have sold plenty of instruments in that time.

yes, it is a 'Chinese Junk' brand, marketed in the UK...some as inexpensive as £60 [$77] new...sorry, beyond that, not much to go on with Elevation guitars...

if it is an ovation, it looks like it would be a 1976...unless it is an Adamas...the Admirable from Cattlecar Impractical...

sorry, never heard of an 'elevation' ...

post #2 had this, but I will spare you having to scroll up: http://www.ovationtribute.com/Date%20your%20Ovation.html.

yes, but what are you rolling...😉

I think part of what we are seeing now is the 'participation trophy' mentality extending into the arts....we have lowered the bar on actual performance standards...youtube demonstrates this daily. Anyone can be a potential star by posting any ridiculous thing they can catch on their mobile device. There are no gatekeepers anymore...everyone is star in their own mind.

I wouldn't consider that delusional...although many people have coulrophobia [fear of clowns], so there may have been some blowback....but a gimmick is a gimmick, and if it works and gets you paying gigs, why not...?

well, Speed, you are about 13 years too late to straighten these folks out...

I have a love-hate relationship with GFS...I have ordered a number of parts from them....some have been great [bridges], some have been wonderful [Nashville toaster p-ups] and some have been deeply disappointing [guitar necks*]. Why they can't figure out how to negotiate a free shipping deal they can absorb, at least on the small parts like pots, knobs, tuners and bridges, tells me they really are not good business men, just importers of parts. *I am planning to make a large windchime out of all my unused and disappointing necks after I move.